Then will we trust our gracious God, And rest upon his name. 3 Blest is the man, O God, That stays himself on thee!Who waits for thy salvation, Lord, Shall thy salvation see. 249 L. M. The Gospel exemplified in the Conduct. SO let our lips and lives express The holy gospel we profess; So let our works and virtues shine, To prove the doctrine all divine. 2 Thus shall we best proclaim abroad The honors of our Saviour God: When his salvation reigns within, And grace subdues the power of sin. 3 Our flesh and sense must be denied, Passion and envy, lust and pride; While justice, temperance, truth, and love, Our inward piety approve. 4 Religion bears our spirits up, While we expect that blessed hope- 250 S. M. Death to Sin by the Cross of Christ. SHALL we go on to sin, 2 Forbid it, mighty God! That we, whose sins are crucified, 3 We will be slaves no more, Since Christ has made us free, 251 L. M. Living to Christ. MY gracious Lord, I own thy right To every service I can pay, And call it my supreme delight, To hear thy dictates and obey. 2 What is my being, but for theeIts sure support-its noblest end? "Tis my delight thy face to see, And serve the cause of such a friend. 3 I would not breathe for worldly joy, Or to increase my worldly good; Nor future days nor powers employ To spread a sounding name abroad. 4 "Tis to my Saviour I would live; To him, who for my ransom died; Such bliss as crowns me at his side. 252 t S. M. The vigilant Servant. YE servants of the Lord, With joy obey his heavenly word, 2 Let all your lamps be bright, 3 Watch!-'tis your Lord's command; 4 Oh happy servant he, He shall his Lord with rapture see, 253 C. M. God the Author of Mercies and Afflictions. There is no mercy here! 2 Oh! may I, Lord, desire the pain 8 Then, though thou bend my spirit low, The gracious hand, that strikes the blow, SINCE all the varying scenes of time Oh, who so wise to choose our lot, 2 Good, when he gives-supremely good, Nor less when he denies; Ev'n crosses, from his sovereign hand, 3 Why should we doubt a Father's love, 4 In thy fair book of life divine, 255 C. M. Faith prevailing in Trouble. WHEN languor and disease invade 2 Sweet to look inward, and attend 3 Sweet to look back, and see my name 4 Sweet on his faithfulness to rest, 5 Sweet, in the confidence of faith, Sweet to lie passive in his hands, If such the sweetness of the stream, Where saints and angels draw their bliss, FATHER, whate'er of earthly bliss 2 'Give me a calm, a thankful heart, 3 Oh let the hope that thou art mine, Thy presence through my journey shine, And crown my journey's end.' 257 S. M. Casting our Cares on God. HOW gentle God's commands! How kind his precepts are! 2 His bounty will provide; His saints securely dwell; 3 Why should this anxious load |